CBEST Practice Test

Our free CBEST practice tests are designed to help you prepare for the California Basic Education Skills Test. These online tests are fully interactive with instant scoring. They feature challenging questions along with detailed explanations, so that you can learn from your mistakes. Start your test prep right now with a CBEST practice test. Click on a topic and your test will begin.

Free CBEST Practice Tests

CBEST Study Guide

If you are serious about getting a great score on your CBEST test, try out our recommended CBEST Online Course.

More Practice

For additional practice, you may want to review our Praxis Core Practice Test. The Praxis is a little different than the CBEST, but it covers similar topics.

CBEST Test

The California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) is administered to individuals who want to gain the credentials and teach at public schools in California and Oregon. It is also accepted by the State of Nevada in lieu of the Praxis Core test. The CBEST is designed to test the basic math, reading, and writing skills that have been found to be very important for educators. It is just designed to test the teacher’s skill level, not their ability to teach these skills.

There are three sections of the CBEST Test: Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. You can choose to take 1, 2, or all 3 sections in a single testing session, and each test session is 4-hours long. There is no limit to how many times you can take the test, and you do not have to pass all three sections in one sitting. The Reading and Math sections each have 50 multiple choice questions. The Writing section consists of 2 essay questions. This is an overview of the test structure:

  • Math: 50 Multiple Choice Questions
  • Reading: 50 Multiple Choice Questions
  • Writing: 2 Essay Questions
Preliminary test results for the Math and Reading sections are provided at the end of your testing session. Final test results including your Writing score are provided within 2 weeks.

Some of the questions will be challenging, so you should definitely do some test prep. The most effective way to prepare for this exam is by working through lots of CBEST practice questions. You can start right here with our free CBEST practice test. It’s an online test with sample questions covering all of the important concepts and topics that you will be tested on.